Carpet-rug needle



A. M. SCHMUCK. CARPET RUG NEEDLE. APPLICATION FILED 05023, 1919.

Patented July 19, 19210 ALTA M. sonnucn, or PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

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To all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that I, ALTA M. SoHMuoK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pasadena, in the county'of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Carpet-Rug Needles, of which the following is 'a specification.

This invention relates to a method of and apparatus for interconnecting or tying contiguous ends of strips of ribbon-like mate rial, and has for its object to provide a method whereby contiguous ends may be substantially interconnected or tied without the use of extraneous fastening means, and has further for its object to provide a device for facilitating the practice of the method, and the invention consists of the method and form of apparatus as illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described and claimed herein.

Figure 1 is a perspective of the improved device in conjunction with which the method may be practised.

Fig. 2 illustrates a first step of the method.

Fig. 3 illustrates the second step.

Fig. 4 illustrates the third step.

Fig. 5 illustrates the fourth step.

Fig. 6 illustrates the fifth step.

Fig. 7 illustrates the final step.

In the making or manufacture of carpet rugs and in very many other cases it is desirable to connect or tie contiguous ends of ribbon-like strips of material, such as rag cloth, and to secure a tie or fastening means that is simple and of compact form so as to produce in the finished article, into which the connected ribbon or strip is woven, neat appearance and smooth structure.

To that end strips of the material to be used are obtained or provided in desired or convenient lengths ing one strip of material is indicated at in shaded lines and a second str1p is indicated at B in white, although this being done only for purposes of illustration.

To secure the fastening of the ends together without cementing, stitching or with the use of extraneous devices or making a bulky knot as ordinarily produced by tying a bow in the contiguous ends, by my method one end of a strip as A is held between the fingers of the two hands and is passed downwardly over the upwardly tapering point of a double edge needle-like device 2 of comparatively considerable width as regards to its thickness, the lower and wider end of the Specification of Letters Patent.

and in the present draw-v A bight Patented July 19, 192i.

Application filed December 23, mm: Serial No. 346,972

needle Qbeing provided with an aperture 3, J i

The needle may be suitably mountedon "a fixedor stationary support as a shelf or table A by means of screws5 or other fastening means, in this case passed through a flange (iextendlnglaterally fromthe lower end of theneedlebody'on'each side edge of which there may be an .outturned flange 7 elevated sufliclently above the plane of the fastening flange or base 6 to enable the operative to pass the fingers under or conveniently around the ends of the flanges 7 in the mani ulation of the strips to be tied.

avmg passed one end of a strip as A downwardly over the needle point 2 with the length of the strip parallel to'the width of the needle, as shown, until the end rests on the supporting flanges 7, the operator then applies the end of another strip as B over the point of the needle holding the strip parallel to the width of the blade and passing it down to rest upon the subjacent end of the strip A first applied, as shown in Fig. 3. It is understood that but fragments of the strips are shown as these may be of undetermined lengths.

Having thus slitted the two strips at the overlapped ends the operative then takes the trailing end A of the strip A and passes it through the eye 8 of the needle to a length of say about four or five inches more or less so that it overlaps the strips that have been placed on the body of the needle as clearly shown in Fig. 4:.

The next step is to grasp the portions of the overlapped strips at about the ends of the flanges 7 7 and lift the overlapping ends as indicated by the arrows a, Fig. 5, with the result that the end A is drawn downwardly through the slits in the overlapping ends of the strips A-B and form a 0 held in the eye of the needle. The upward withdrawing movement of the ends A and B is continued until the loose or flying end A clears or passes entirely through the slits of the ribbons as is indicated by the dotted line A and this end then passes out of the eye of the needle. 1

The operative then draws the entire length of the ribbon or strip A through the eyes or slits in the ends A and B of the strips until a close bight D is formed in the ribbon or strip A about the inclosed end of the strip B as in Fig. 6. The ribbons are then drawn oppositely apart by a pull as indicated in Fig. 7 by the arrows with the result that a substantially flat, neat and colnpaot knot E is formed.

Various changes may be made without de-.v

parting from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

I claim: a

1. A strip tying device comprising a plate forming a support and having a taperin needle portion medially of one edge thereo said needle portion having an aperture therethrough,' and the portions of said edge at each side of said needle being angularly bent relative to said needle and sald plate in alinement with the lower edge of said aperture. v

2. A strip tying device comprising a plate edge thereof, said needle portion having an aperture therethrough, and theportions of said edge at eaeh side of said needle being angularly bent relative to said needle and said plate, and the edge of said plate opposite-' said needle being angularly bent relative to said plate and reversely bent relative to said first mentioned bent-portions of said plate in alinement with the lower edge of said aperture; 7 In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALTA M. "soHMUoK. 

